Malaria is on the rise in the strong hold in outlawed red rebel’s zones of Gomia, Kasmar, Nawadih, Paterwar, Telgharia and other parts in Bokaro district. According to the report of district health Department over 918 new peoples were found to be suffering from the disease.
From January to June 2016 at least 91149 people were screened for the disease in which 918 were tested positive, informed A K Poddar district Malaria Officer,
The Maoists-hit villages of the district are fall in strong malarial zones. The worst-affected area includes Chas, Gomia, Paterwar, Nawadih, Chandankiyari, Dundibad and township area of Bokaro Steel City. “No deaths were reported from suspect of Malaria in last four month”, said the official.
The district health officials immediately mobilised resources from the Department and dispatched a team comprising of four medical staff on Friday. A medical team equipped with test kits and medicines have rushed to those villages, we are trying to provide best medical services in the areas, Poddar said.
The Health Department suggested the villagers to be extra vigilant and use mosquito net while sleeping. “Bleaching powders are being sprinkled in ponds, wells and places where water is accumulated and special stress in being laid to keep villages clean educating the masses to rush to government hospitals rather than visiting the quacks who time and again fail to save lives of patients due to reference of wrong selection of medicines”, he added.
Meanwhile, the villagers are alleging that disease is spreading wings in the areas only due to negligence of Malaria officer and Health department as they did not paid heed earlier.